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Senior Solar Sprint (Team 2-4)

The Senior Solar Sprint (SSS) competition is managed by TSA. Students apply scientific understanding, creativity, experimentation, and teamwork to design, build, and race a model solar vehicle that carries a payload; documentation of the process is required.

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Event Guidelines

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General Rules

Students will need their Participant ID number, and password, from their advisor. 


Students will submit a pdf file which includes the following:

  • Sketches of car design
  • Design drawings
  • List of materials and costs

States & Nationals

Students will submit portfolio, sign up for a time trial slot, and set up display and car for judging.


TIME TRIALS

  • All cars MUST be able to connect to the guide wire without disconnecting the wire! Otherwise they do not run! 
  • All cars MUST have  handmade connection devices.
  • All cars MUST be able to carry payload.

All cars will run twice for time, as long as they can connect to the wire correctly. Both times will be recorded.

  • Students must come to the start line when their team is called. If they do not, they will be disqualified.
  • Teams may have one 5 minute "repair time" if necessary between runs.

All cars who have a verified time will move to the semifinal round immediately following prelims


SEMIFINAL ROUND

Semifinal teams will race in a single elimination bracket. All times will be recorded

Fastest time will be used for judging

Teams will be interviewed after elimination

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